Frill Of The Kiss Or Kill

The brush hits the page and magic flows. A whole new world is created. Within the mind of an artist a vision is limitless and the boundaries of our realm are non existent. The places we can be carried away to within our minds and the beauty that can come of it is truly a remarkable thing. I believe that we all posses artistic capabilities and that they can translate from one medium to another. Whether it be a painter, photographer, writer, designer, or musician (to name a few) we all have a creative side that is a part of our identity. So for this post on The Kiss or Kill we delved into the artistic mind of Samantha. Though few of you may know this, Samantha is not just a designing fashionista. Her art translates into several other mediums, her most current being watercolor paintings. She has created a series of beautiful, bold, elegant, and graphic portraits of masked women. This series has brought her great joy and inspiration so when we sat down to put together our next shoot I couldn't think of a better concept than to translate those paintings into real-life Kiss or Kill enchantment. This is in my mind a nod to the abilities of my best friend and blogging counter part. Her talents are far greater than she gives herself credit for. I hope you all enjoy!

The paintings have a theme of bold and vibrant lips as well as dramatic eyes with the longest and wispiest lashes I've ever seen. Their masks are extremely intricate with delicate lace and swirl designs. I decided to take inspiration from the intricacy of the masks by painting similar designs around the eye area on Samantha and drew inspiration from her veiled painting's splatter technique for my makeup.The eye makeup has a black cut crease and painted on long lashes. The lips were accented with hues of lilac.Some of Samantha's paintings have "applique" designs on their shoulders and I mimicked that idea on Samantha's shoulder. Our hair was put up into buns and finished with veils I made inspired by the "Veiled Veronica" painting.

Having Veronica suggest we use my paintings as a theme for this months blog post was such an honor, I absolutely love what she came up with for the make up! I wanted to keep the outfits pretty, feminine, and simple. Veronica is wearing a high-low black Brandy Melville skirt paired with a Victoria's Secret corset. For myself I finally used my black embroidered Betsey Johnson ruffle dress. Both of us are wearing lace harnesses made for my budding lingerie line Frill of the Rush. 

Until next time!

XOXO,

Samantha & Veronica